Dr. Alex Schauss Collection Auction!

We are truly honored to be trusted with the purchase and sale of the lifelong thumbnail collection of Alex Schauss. As part of our effort to find new homes for his treasures, a number of pieces, including some of the most well-known and famous, were selected for auction. During the Tucson show, 45 specimens will be auctioned off, which will allow everyone, regardless of whether they are attending the show personally, the opportunity to acquire something.

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Calcite on Malachite (circa 1900)
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Richard Graeme III, Dr. Alex Schauss
2.9 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $3,850
Smithsonite
Abenab Mine, Grootfontein Con., Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
1.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,350
Dravite Tourmaline
Landanai, Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Mimetite
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Frank Martz, Dr. Alex Schauss
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Rhodonite with Galena
North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.9 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Staurolite (twinned)
Semiostrovye, Keivy, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Ex. Jim Houran, Dr. Alex Schauss
2.1 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Chalcopyrite
El Cobre mine, Concepcion Del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss, David Stoudt
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Fluorapophyllite
Nasik, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Metatorbernite - 1972 pocket, from discoverer
Nchanga Open Pit, Copperbelt Prov., Zambia
Ex. Richard Le Sueur, Dr. Alex Schauss
2.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $4,538
Calcite on Amethyst
Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Gibbsite
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Yunnan, China
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Kyanite
Sao Jose do Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.9 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Datolite with Chlorite
Lane Quarries, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.1 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,900
Pyrrhotite with Sphalerite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.9 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $653
Azurite
Malbunka Copper Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.9 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $460